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1 undertook
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2 undertake
past tense - undertook; verb1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) αναλαμβάνω2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) αναλαμβάνω την υποχρέωση, υπόσχομαι•- undertaking -
3 Undertake
v. trans.P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), αἴρεσθαι, ἀναιρεῖσθαι, ὑφίστασθαι, ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζεσθαι, P. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).Of mine own will I undertook this labour: V. ἐγὼ ʼθελοντὴς τῷδʼ ὑπεζύγην πόνῳ (Soph., Aj. 24).Undertake in addition: P. προσαναιρεῖσθαι.Undertake with another: P. and V. συναίρεσθαι (τί τινι).Promise, trans. or absol.: P. and V. ὑπισχνεῖσθαι, ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι, ἐπινεύειν, V. ὑπίσχεσθαι, συναινεῖν (also Xen.), αἰνεῖν, καταινεῖν, P. κατεπαγγέλλεσθαι; see Promise.absol., P. and V. ὑφίστασθαι, P. ὑποδέχεσθαι, ἀναδέχεσθαι, V. ἐξαγγέλλεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Undertake
См. также в других словарях:
Undertook — Un der*took , imp. of {Undertake}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undertook — the past tense of undertake … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
undertook — [un΄dər took′] vt., vi. pt. of UNDERTAKE … English World dictionary
Undertook — Undertake Un der*take , v. t. [imp. {Undertook}; p. p. {Undertaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Undertaking}.] [Under + take.] 1. To take upon one s self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undertook — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)t ʊk[/t]] Undertook is the past tense of undertake … English dictionary
undertook — /un deuhr took /, v. pt. of undertake. * * * … Universalium
undertook — un·der take || ‚ʌndÉ™(r) teɪk v. take on, receive responsibility for a task; guarantee, pledge … English contemporary dictionary
undertook — past participle of undertake … English new terms dictionary
undertook — UK / US undertake … English dictionary
undertook — the past tense of undertake … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
undertook — un•der•took [[t]ˌʌn dərˈtʊk[/t]] v. pt. of undertake … From formal English to slang
